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United States Patent | 5,109,324 |
Ahroni | April 28, 1992 |
Miniature light units with push-in bulb assemblies are mounted on a multi-wire cord in an arrangement providing a "chaser" set. The push-in bulb assemblies plug into the socket of socket housings which provide wireways for the cord and multiple guideways for pairs of push-in contact elements. The contact elements bridge cutouts in the cord wires provided in a predetermined pattern, there being one cutout in each light unit. The bulb assemblies have lead wires extending across opposite side faces so as to engage the contact elements regardless of which of the guideways is occupied by the contact elements. Jaws at the ends of the wireways clamp the cord against movement relative to the light units when the socket housings are assembled.
Inventors: | Ahroni; Joseph M. (2701 W. Manor Pl., #204, Seattle, WA 98199) |
Appl. No.: | 637377 |
Filed: | January 4, 1991 |
Current U.S. Class: | 362/249; 362/251; 362/391; 362/653; 362/806; 439/419; 439/425 |
Intern'l Class: | F21V 021/00 |
Field of Search: | 362/226,227,238,239,249,250,251,252,806,396,391 439/602,611,617,419,425 |
2506620 | May., 1950 | Sundt | 362/249. |
4631650 | Dec., 1986 | Ahroni | 362/249. |
4777573 | Oct., 1988 | Liao | 362/249. |
4779177 | Oct., 1988 | Ahroni | 362/236. |
4807098 | Feb., 1989 | Ahroni | 362/249. |
4899266 | Feb., 1990 | Ahroni | 362/252. |
5051877 | Sep., 1991 | Liao | 362/249. |